Carboy box



J. T. SMITH I CARBOY Box June '2, 1925.

gnuentot Filed Feb. 14. 1924 Patented June 2, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT" oFF1cE.-:[-

JOHN THOMAS SMITH, F WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, 'ASSIGN'OR TO MERRIMAC CHEMICAL COMPANY, OF WOBURN, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS.

CARBOY BOX.

Application filed February 14, 1924.. Serial No. 692,910.

ceptacle or carboy and into which the car-,

boy is "readily placed and replaced, and

which is of a relatively light, simple and inexpensive construction and the parts of which are readily replaced and repaired.

The accomplishment of the foregoing oh- 2 jects and the advantages of the carboy box of my invention will be apparentfrom the following detailed description thereof.

In the drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the box;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of'the box with the cover removed;

Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view through the box;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the box with a carboy in place in it with partsbrokenaway to show the method of placing the Carboy in the box; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical elevatio-nal view of the I box and a carboy in place in it with parts-- broken away to show the method of placing the carboy in the box.

The carboy box comprises the usu a1 rectangular construction A of suitable d mensions to receive the carboy that is, of sufii- 4 cient cross-sectional area to leave a substan-, tial free space between the sides of the carboy and the walls of the box and of sufiicient depthto enclose the body of the carboy and permit the neck to protrude. The

box is provided with shoes 1 and carrying cleats 2 as is customary. The bottom 8 of the box carries a plurality of cushion members 3 arranged in a circle adapted to cushion the bottom of the carboy.

The vertical strips 4 each carry two cushion members 3, one adjacent each end, adapted to cushion the sides of the carboy. The cushions 3 carried by strips 4 'are mounted thereon at an angle (see Fig. 2 of the drawing) so that their fiat front faces stand tangent to the surface of the carboy at the point of contact and in order to provide ample clearance between the strips 4 and the carboy, one corner of each strip is cut away or beveled (see Fig. 2).

The cover of the box 5 has an opening for the neck of the carboy which, if desired, may be surrounded by a ring of cushion members adapted to bear downwardly against the shoulder of the carboy. This however ordinarily is unnecessary and therefore is not illustrated.

The box, including the rectangular construction A, shoes 1, carrying cleats 2, bottom 8, top 5 and strips l preferably is made of wood and of course may be made any suitable'size, depending upon the size of carboy for which the box is designed. The size and number of the cushion members 3 also may be varied to suit the requirements. F orthe sake of economy in the cost of materials and in the construction and assembling of the parts and alsofrom the standpoint of utility I prefer to use cylindricalcushion members made of cork. .These may be mounted on the bottom 8 and the strips 4.

by inserting them in recesses therein and preferably securing them in place by means of glue, shellac or dowels. After-the cork cushions have been secured in place they may be paraflined to protect them against decay or the action of corrosive liquids, such 'ilS'iLOldS, carried in the oarboy. i

The rectangular construction A, the bottom -8 with itsv cushions 3 and the strips 4 with their cushions 3 are manufactured separately and then assembled around a carboy as follows:

A bottom 8 isnailed onto a rectangular construction A, a carboy is set inplace and two of the strips 4 and aright anglecorner guide 6 are inserted in each corner of the box. W'edges 7 are then driven between each edge of each guide 6 and each strip 4, forcing the cushions 3 carried by the strips 4 into contact with the carboy. The strips 4 are then secured in place by means of nails driven from the outside of the box, one or more nails in each strip being inclined toward the adjacent corner of the box to prevent movement of the strips away from the carboy.

The wedges 7 and the guides 6 are then removed and the cover -5 nailed in place.

For replacing a broken carboy it is only necessary to remove the cover 5 and One pair of strips 4 at one corner of the box, insert a new carboy and replace the two strips 4 by the use of a corner guide 6 and wedges 7 as described above.

Worn out, or broken cushion members are replaced by removing the bottom 8 or a strip 4 carrying the defective cushion and replacing it with a new bottom or a new strip as the case may be.

The advantages of my invention with regard to the cost of material, economy in the manufacture of the parts, the replacement of worn out and broken parts and the replacement of broken carboys are apparent from the fore oing description. It is noted particularly t at the parts of the box including the rectangular part A, the bottom 8 and strips 4 with their cushion members 3 and the cover 5 are well adapted to economical mechanical production. All of the parts may be made by machine and the cushion members 3 mounted'by machine. It is evident that the mounting of the cushions 3 on the bottom 8 and the strips 4 before they are assembled is much more simple and easier than it would be to mount the cushions on the inner walls and bottom of an otherwise completed box. It is also evident that the replacement of defective cushions by removing the bottom 8 and strips 4 is much easier than it would be to remove defective cushions from the inner walls and bottom of the box and secure new ones in place. After a bottom 8 or strip 4 carrying a defective cushion member has been removed from the box it may be repaired for subsequent use.

It is further noted that in my box construction the cushion members are firmly pressed against the walls of the carboy. This is a desirable feature which is very difficult to accomplish when the box is assembled before the carboy is put in place or by applying the individual cushion members after the carboy is in place. It is further noted that in my carboy box no nails are ex osed where they may come in cbntact with t e carboy.

The use of mineral or other loose packing with its attendant disadvantages is eliminated. Loose ackin as is known has the disadvantage t at it increases in weight by lumber in its construction, thus providing a substantialsaving in the cost of material and shipping charges;

I claim:

1. In a carboy box, the combination of a vertical strip carrying cushioning means in one face thereof to bear upon a carboy and means for moving the strip into the narrowing space between a side of the box and a carboy therein.

2. In a carboy box, the combination of a vertical strip carrying cushioning means in one face thereof to bear upon a carboy and means for moving the strip into the narrowing space between a side of the box and a carboy therein, said means including a wedge element.

3. In a carboy box, the combination of a vertical strip carrying cushioning means in one face thereof to bear upon a carboy and means for moving the strip into the narrowing space between a side of the box and a carboy therein, said means comprising an abutment member adapted to be placed into a corner of the box and a wedge element cooperating with the abutment member.

4. In a carboy box, the combination of a vertical strip carrying cushioning means in one face thereof to bear upon a carboy and wedging means for moving the strip in the box to force the cushioning means into 'firm engagement with the carboy.

5. 'In a carboy box, the combination of a plurality of vertical strips carrying cushioning'means in one face and means for moving at least two of the strips from one of the corners of the box into the narrowing spaces between the adjacent sides of the box and the carboy therein.

6. In a carboy box, the combination of eight vertical strips carrying cushioning means in one face to bear upon a carboy and means for moving at least two of the strips from one of the corners into the narrowing spaces between the adjacent sides of the box and the carboy therein.

7 In a rectangular carboy box, a vertical strip having a flat surface to contact with a side of the box and cushioning members secured upon the opposite face of the strip at such an angle to the said contacting surface. that pressure is exerted upon the carboy in a substantially radial direction when the strip is forced into one of the narrowing spaces between a side of the box and the carboy.

8. A strip according to claim 7 in which the cushioning xnembers are secured in re-' cesses m the stn boy tween the'latter and the sides of the box and forcing at leest two of the cushioning means from one cornen into the liarrowing. spaces between the-;ad ac'ent' sides of the box and the carboy to place them 1 under compressionv between the carboy andthe sides respectively.

In testimony whereof, Iaflix my si ature.

JOHN THOMAS s THP 

